{"id":19921,"date":"2026-08-26T14:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19921"},"modified":"2026-08-26T14:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:25:41","slug":"alzheimers-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/alzheimers-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A novel smartphone-enabled platform employing afluorescence-responsive tiny molecule as a probe offers a simple, cost-effective, and accessible approach for the detection of the Alzheimer&#8217;s disease (AD) biomarker amyloid-\u03b2 (A\u03b2).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>progressive neurodegenerative disorder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioural impairment.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central to its pathology is the <\/span><b>misfolding and aggregation of amyloid-\u03b2 (A\u03b2),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which self-assembles into fibrils and deposits as extracellular plaques that trigger neurotoxic cascades leading to synaptic dysfunction and neurodegeneration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>the most common cause of dementia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, accounting for 60-80% of all dementia cases worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disease <\/span><b>disrupts communication between brain cells<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leading to a decline in cognitive and functional abilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It usually affects people <\/span><b>aged 65 years and over.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Cause:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The exact cause of Alzheimer\u2019s disease is not fully understood, but it is believed to be influenced by a combination of <\/span><b>genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symptoms<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The early signs of the disease <\/span><b>include forgetting recent events or conversations.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over time, it progresses to serious memory problems and loss of the ability to perform everyday tasks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There\u2019s no cure for Alzheimer\u2019s, but certain medications and therapies can help manage symptoms temporarily.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2303169&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioural 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